Thursday 11 December 2008

Golden Globe noms

Or how they totally f*cked things up.

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

a. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
b. FROST/NIXON
c. THE READER
d. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
e. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

The snub for 'Milk' and 'The Dark Knight' is inexcusable.

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

a. ANNE HATHAWAY - RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
b. ANGELINA JOLIE - CHANGELING
c. MERYL STREEP - DOUBT
d. KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS - I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG
e. KATE WINSLET - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Meh - Be nice to see someone other than the predictable Jolie show up here - like Melissa Leo

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

a. LEONARDO DICAPRIO - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
b. FRANK LANGELLA - FROST/NIXON
c. SEAN PENN - MILK
d. BRAD PITT - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
e. MICKEY ROURKE - THE WRESTLER

Sad for Richard Jenkins, but this looks like the line up.

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. BURN AFTER READING
b. HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
c. IN BRUGES
d. MAMMA MIA!
e. VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

I hope this is 'Happy-Go-Lucky's.

5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. REBECCA HALL - VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
b. SALLY HAWKINS - HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
c. FRANCES MCDORMAND - BURN AFTER READING
d. MERYL STREEP - MAMMA MIA!
e. EMMA THOMPSON - LAST CHANCE HARVEY

Great to see Hall here. Was still hoping for some Anna Faris love

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. JAVIER BARDEM - VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
b. COLIN FARRELL - IN BRUGES
c. JAMES FRANCO - PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
d. BRENDAN GLEESON - IN BRUGES
e. DUSTIN HOFFMAN - LAST CHANCE HARVEY

Very respectable

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

a. BOLT
b. KUNG FU PANDA
c. WALL-E

Meh

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

a. THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (GERMANY)
b. EVERLASTING MOMENTS (SWEDEN/DENMARK)
c. GOMORRAH (ITALY)
d. I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (FRANCE)
e. WALTZ WITH BASHIR (ISRAEL)

Shocked by the omission of 'The Class'

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

a. AMY ADAMS - DOUBT
b. PENELOPE CRUZ - VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
c. VIOLA DAVIS - DOUBT
d. MARISA TOMEI - THE WRESTLER
e. KATE WINSLET - THE READER

No real complaints here. Would have been nice to see Henson here though.

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

a. TOM CRUISE - TROPIC THUNDER
b. ROBERT DOWNEY JR. - TROPIC THUNDER
c. RALPH FIENNES - THE DUCHESS
d. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN - DOUBT
e. HEATH LEDGER - THE DARK KNIGHT

Totally bizarre and random. No love for 'Milk'....bastard star f*ckers.

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

a. DANNY BOYLE - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
b. STEPHEN DALDRY - THE READER
c. DAVID FINCHER - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
d. RON HOWARD - FROST/NIXON
e. SAM MENDES - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

'Rev Road' makes an appearance. They completely f*cked over Gus Van Sant and Christopher Nolan.

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

a. SIMON BEAUFOY - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
b. DAVID HARE - THE READER
c. PETER MORGAN - FROST/NIXON
d. ERIC ROTH - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
e. JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY - DOUBT

Lordy lordy lordy.

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

a. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
b. CLINT EASTWOOD CHANGELING
c. JAMES NEWTON HOWARD DEFIANCE
d. A. R. RAHMAN SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
e. HANS ZIMMER FROST/NIXON

No 'WALL-E' no 'Dark Knight' BASTARDS.

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

a. “DOWN TO EARTH” — WALL-E
b. “GRAN TORINO” — GRAN TORINO
c. “I THOUGHT I LOST YOU” — BOLT
d. “ONCE IN A LIFETIME” — CADILLAC RECORDS
e. “THE WRESTLER” — THE WRESTLER

Whatever.

1 comment:

Dame James said...

Tom Cruise? What the fuck?